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Biochemical Individuality Assessment

We all know which kind of foods we should be eating and which foods we should be avoiding. It’s simple really; eat lots of grains, breads, cereals, pastas and potatoes.

Avoid oils, fats and sugars and minimise animal proteins and dairy products.

Now this is what we’ve been lead to believe on how and what we should be eating by certain nutritionists, dieticians and many popular slimming companies.

Yet some people are not getting the results that they should be getting according to these standardised guidelines.

In fact, some people are getting the complete opposite and actually gaining weight!   
 
Unfortunately, some of the above professions are still using something called the food pyramid and swear by its results claiming that if a person has gained weight then they obviously didn’t stick to it.

This is complete rubbish as these so called experts are all handing out a ‘one fits all diet.’

Let’s firstly take a look at the original food pyramid.

The key points to the Food Pyramid are: Eat 6-11 servings of grains and cereals 3-5 servings of fresh vegetables and 2-4 of fruit 2-3 servings of dairy 2-3 servings of protein Use fats and oils sparingly

This food pyramid became more popular in the early 1970’s and dominated the nutritional thinking for many years.

Now, although still used, the British Dietetic Association has decided to change the Food Pyramid to the Balance of Good Health which they consider to be a more up to date version.

Below is an extract from the British Nutrition Foundation informing you of the benefits.

‘The balance of good health is a pictorial food guide showing the proportion and types of foods that are needed to make up a healthy balanced diet. The Balance of Good Health has been produced by the Foods Standards Agency as a guide that aims to help people understand and enjoy healthy eating’.

British Nutrition Foundation & Foods Standards Agency (FSA)

The main points to the Balance of Good Health are: Eat 6-11 servings of grains and cereals 3-5 servings of fresh vegetables and 2-4 of fruit 2-3 servings of dairy 2-3 servings of protein Use fats and oils sparingly

So in other words the only thing that has changed is the shape!

Biochemical Individuality

Each and every human being is unique, just as everyone has their own set of fingerprints, their own DNA, we too need our very own nutritional needs. 

Take for instance Eskimos and indigenous tribes that live off the land that may consume as much as 80% of their caloric intake through saturated fats!

If they suddenly had a change of diet onto the food pyramid they would most probably die of
malnutrition.

We are made up of trillions of cells each one of them searching for the macronutrients that suits our body, these being proteins, carbohydrates and fats. In the case of the Eskimo, fat and meat suit them most and have always belonged in their diet. So the cells respond well to the fats and proteins and are absorbed into energy.

If on the other hand the Eskimos were to start eating foods more associated with the Food
Pyramid then most of these grains and breads would seem foreign to the human body of the
Eskimo and not know how to absorb them into energy making them obese and lethargic. 

We still actually do this to ourselves on a lesser degree when we start to feel lethargic and/or gain weight. Unfortunately the one thing we don't seem to do is look at where we are going wrong. Without actually knowing it, most people virtually follow the Food Pyramid anyway to find themselves overweight and sluggish all the time.

The biochemical Individuality assessment is made up of 75 questions each determined to find your true metabolic type.

Lets now take a look at what I think is the ideal Food Pyramid that can be used for most people. Ideally once you have taken your Biochemical Individuality Assessment (BIA) and been given your results, it is advisable to continue with your (BIA) results.

Water—is undoubtedly the key to life, if we did not have water we would last no longer than 5 days. Although water seems too obvious to be put on the Food Pyramid in my opinion water should be number one on the list.

Fibrous Carbohydrates—such as non-starchy vegetables need to be increased into our diets to
ensure that we are getting enough nutrients. Examples being broccoli, green beans, spinach and sprouted seeds.

Organic Animal Proteins—are important as firstly they are not pumped full of hormones and
secondly they contain essential amino acids that our body can not produce.

Good Fats—are essential for good health. Coconuts oils, olive oils and butter are all fine, avoiding the trans fats such as margarines. Check out my Bank of Good Health for more information on this.

Low GI Carbohydrates - such as sweet potatoes, brown rice, porridge oats, lentils and most beans (preferably sprouted) are good examples of very low GI foods. GI is the rate at which foods raise your blood sugar levels and affect your energy. 

Nuts and Seeds– packed full of good fats such as omega 3 and 6’s. Again, refer to my Bank of Good Health article for more advice.  

Fresh Fruits- as long as they are eaten raw are fine and many will find themselves in the low end of the GI scale.

Dairy Products- have literally dozens of enzymes destroyed in the pasteurization process. This makes it very difficult to digest. The pancreas is not always able to produce these enzymes; over-stress of the pancreas can lead to diabetes and other diseases. Dairy products include, milk and cheese.

Caffeine, Alcohol, Fizzy drinks and Simple Sugars– should be kept to a minimum as these are the biggest toxins around. You are what you eat, would you like your cells to be made up of fibrous vegetables, essential amino acid proteins and water. Or would you prefer a cell full of cappuccinos and muffins?

 

So this isn’t exactly biochemical individuality in its true form but it certainly points you in the right direction and will have you feeling and looking healthier than you would ever feel on the old food pyramid.